LAND PURCHASE TO SAVE THE DAINTREE RAINFOREST

The Daintree Lowland Rainforest is one of the oldest rainforests on Earth having survived undisturbed for over 120 million years and provides a refuge for wildlife and ancient flowering plants. It holds exceptionally high biodiversity and conservation value and is the largest continuous area of tropical rainforest remaining in Australia.

We have partened with Rainforest 4 to preserve & protect acres of Rainforest in the Daintree far north Queensland. It’s that simple, we work with local Traditional Owners - The Eastern Kuku Yalanji people (Bama), who will become the owners of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest lots, that we buy back, ensuring that community building occurs through education, training, and economic assistance in the form of jobs and eco-tourism. Last but not least, because we preserve intact forests.

In 1982 the Queensland government approved an 1,137-lot rural residential subdivision in the Daintree. This resulted in two-thirds of the Daintree Lowland Rainforest being excluded from protection in the Daintree National Park and Wet Tropics World Heritage Area that was declared in 1988. The purchase of these properties and their protection in the Daintree National Park provides a fantastic outcome for wildlife conservation

Every property we purchase for conservation in the Daintree Lowland Rainforest will help reverse the impacts of the disastrous 1980’s rural residential subdivision.

PROJECT Lot 110 SNAPSHOT

The property is 8.098 hectares or 80,900 sqm. The price of $161,960 represents a cost of just $2.00 per sqm. This is exceptional value for your investment in nature conservation.

Buying and protecting Lot 110 Palm Road at Diwan will be a fantastic outcome for conservation. We have purchased three other properties at Diwan for conservation in the last year so we know we can do it, all we need is your help.

Location: Lot 110, Palm Road, Queensland, Australia

Combined Size: 8.098 Hectares an or 80,900 sqm
Financial need: $ $161,960
Per square metre cost: $2.00

Action: Our goal is to raise $80,000 to contribute to the purchase of these 2 properties in partnership with Rainforest 4

Threatened Species: Southern Cassowary, Bennetts Tree-kangaroo, Endiandra cooperana, Citrus inodora
Habitat: Lowland tropical rainforest classified as Regional Ecosystem 7.3.10a “Mesophyll vine forest".

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COMPLETED PROJECTS

Fundraising for this Project Lot 157 was completed in MARCH 2021 and settlement of the property is TBA.

FUNDRAISING FOR THIS PROJECT Lot 168 WAS COMPLETED ON THE 31ST OF MAY 2021.

Fundraising for this Project Lot 155 was completed in AUGUST 2020 and settlement of the property occured on the 11th of November 2020.

Fundraising for this Project Lot 124 was completed 3RD OF MARCH 2020 and settlement of the property occurred on the 24th of MARCH 2020

Fundraising for this Project Lot 330 was completed in MAY 2020 and settlement of the property occurred in June 2020

FUNDRAISING FOR THIS PROPERTY Lot 85 WAS ACHIEVED IN MAY 2021 AND SETTLEMENT WILL OCCUR IN JUNE 2021.

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You can feel great knowing that by supporting our rainforest purchase -based model, you are protecting endangered species, building the capacity of local people to steward their own resources, and helping the earth stay cool by preserving land that is our best free asset to addressing the climate emergency.